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Luis Alejandro Silva Llanca

Profesor Asociado

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA

La Serena, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Wind Power; Vortex Dynamics; Convective heat transfer; Thermodynamic systems

Educación

  •  Magíster en Ingeniería Mención Ingeniería Mecánica, UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Chile, 2006
  •  Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 2012
  •  Ingeniero Civil Mecánico, UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Chile, 2006

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA

    Chile

    2015 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Post-doctor

    Villanova University

    Estados Unidos

    2013 - 2015


 

Article (16)

3D numerical analysis of an H-rotor darrieus vertical axis wind turbine in transient regime
A CFD study of the aerodynamic efficiency of V-shaped fog water collectors
Improving energy and water consumption of a data center via air free-cooling economization: The effect weather on its performance
Optimum power generation assessment in an H-Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine via Exergy Destruction Minimization
Effect of climate conditions on the thermodynamic performance of a data center cooling system under water-side economization
On the aerodynamic fog collection efficiency of fog water collectors via three-dimensional numerical simulations
Vortex self-similarity in an impinging synthetic jet and its three-stage evolution
Cooling Effectiveness of a Data Center Room under Overhead Airflow via Entropy Generation Assessment in Transient Scenarios
Determining Wasted Energy in the Airside of a Perimeter-Cooled Data Center via Direct Computation of the Exergy Destruction
Energy and exergy assessment in a perimeter cooled data center: The value of second law efficiency
Optimization of data center cooling efficiency using reduced order flow modeling within a flow network modeling approach
Vortex dynamics and mechanisms of heat transfer enhancement in synthetic jet impingement
Vortex dynamics-driven heat transfer and flow regime assessment in a turbulent impinging synthetic jet
Rapid prediction of exergy destruction in data centers due to airflow mixing
Experimental convective heat transfer in a geometrically large two-dimensional impinging synthetic jet
Convective Heat Transfer in an Impinging Synthetic Jet: A Numerical Investigation of a Canonical Geometry

ConferencePaper (1)

The effectiveness of data center overhead cooling in steady and transient scenarios: Comparison of downward flow to a cold aisle versus upward flow from a hot aisle

Proyecto (6)

Desarrollo de un atrapanieblas tridimensional de alta eficiencia
Renewable Power Generation Enhancement in Vertical Axis Wind Turbines: An Aerodynamic Investigation
Data Center Thermal Management Using Flow Control Through Synthetic Jets=> A Numerical and Experimental Investigation.
Investigation of the vortex dynamics in 3D impinging synthetic jet cooling using Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS)
Models and Metrics for Dynamic Air and Hybrid Liquid Cooled Data Centers Based on Computational and Experimental Approaches
Thermodynamic Tools for Holistic Analysis and Optimization of Energy Efficient Data Centers
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Jose Cardemil

Profesor Asociado

Ingeniería Mecánica y Metalúrgica

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

17
Luis Silva

Profesor Asociado

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA

La Serena, Chile

3
Andres Diaz

Director de Escuela

Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial

Universidad Diego Portales

Santiago, Chile

2
Rodrigo Cáceres

Profesor Asistente

Ingeniería Civil Industrial

Universidad Diego Portales

Santiago, Chile